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The world’s largest international oil firms are expected to book a combined $34 billion in net profits for the first quarter—the largest in more than a decade—but Big Oil will also book asset impairments of the same amount over their decisions to stop Russian operations. Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP, and …

Several major oil companies and investors have announced in recent days they are withdrawing from Russian resource development or not pursuing new projects with Russia, including in the Arctic, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. BP was the first to announce such plans. On Sunday, the company said that it was …

Norwegian energy company Equinor ASA has announced that it will begin exiting its current joint ventures in Russia and give up potential new investments, thus putting an end to its presence of more than 30 years in the country. “We are all deeply troubled by the invasion of Ukraine, which …

The U.K. government has argued for some of the toughest possible sanctions on Russia. At the same time, BP Plc holds one of the single biggest foreign investments in the country. It’s an increasingly uncomfortable position for the British energy giant — one that has prompted concerns at the highest …

Russia’s Rosneft PJSC aims to develop new natural gas reserves regardless of whether the Kremlin allows the company to export the fuel through pipelines. “We will produce gas at Rospan and Kharampur-Neftegaz irrespective of the export potential,” First Vice President Didier Casimiro told reporters, referring to the company’s two greenfield …

At around the same time as Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had his first in-person meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for nearly two years – at the opening of the Winter Olympics ceremony in Beijing – and reiterated that there is ‘no limit’ to how far Russian and Chinese …

Russia’s largest crude producer Rosneft announced Dec. 21 its commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, bringing forward some of its previous targets to reduce emissions. The company’s 2035 climate targets set a year ago already included the prevention of 20 million mt CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions, reduction …

Russia does not appear to be backing down from its oil and gas commitments, with speculation over new partnerships with India, as well as plans to up its crude output from January, its fossil fuel industry is going from strength to strength. Russia and India signed several energy cooperation agreements …

Russian oil firm Rosneft has agreed to acquire a 37.5% stake in German refinery PCK Schwedt from Shell. The firm has exercised an option to buy the stake, increasing its shareholding in the refinery to 91.67%. The remaining 8.33% interest in the refinery is held by Eni. The transaction is …

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin warned Nov. 12 of a potential super-cycle in oil and gas markets amid fears of a continued rapid growth in demand outpacing supplies. The warning comes as pressure mounts on the need to ease surging energy prices, with oil hovering near three-year highs and volatility in …